Sign holder and support



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' SIGN HOLDER AND suProl m 4 Filed Ndv. 17, 1943 2 Sheets-Shet 1' V Inventor /z BENJHM/NHOYDBLOSS June 10,1947. F, BLOSS 2,421,741 SIGN HOLDER AND SUPPORT Filed Nov. 17, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 551V dfiM/IV 50m. 5L ass Patented June 10, 1947 SIGN HOLDER AND SUPPORT Benjamin Floyd Bloss, Chillicothe,.Mo., assignor of fifty per cent to Louis Austin, Chillicothe,

Application November 17, 1943, Serial No. 510,695

2 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in signs and more particularly to means for supporting an outdoor sign on the roof of a building.

An important object of the invention is to provide supporting members for each end of the sign embodying adjustable means to compensate for variations in the pitch or slope of the roof to which the sign is attached and in order to hold the sign in a proper upright position.

A further object is to provide means for anchoring the sign support in the roof without danger of causing leakagetherein.

Another object is to provide a sign support of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and install in position and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one of the sign supporting members.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on a line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged plan view of the pivoted end of one of the arms, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the packing strip.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of upright members, each having opposed channel-shaped upper and lower flanges 1 and 8 within which the upper and lower edges of the sign 9 may be held by set screws l0, one of the upright members supporting each end of the sign.

The upright members are formed of upper and lower sections I I and I2 having overlapping ends, one of which is provided with a slot l3 within which a bolt [5 is inserted for securing the sections in vertically adjusted position to accommodate signs of various heights.

The rear edge of the lower section 12 of each upright member is provided with an eye or bearing I6 for pivotally receiving the laterally inturned end I! of an arm l8 which extends rearwardly from the upright to lie flatly on the surface of a roof.

The rear ends of the arms are provided with bolts H) which ar inserted through openings (not shown) formed in the roof and threaded on the bolts are conventional toggle nuts 20 which include oppositely extending wings 2 l2l hingedly connected together as at 22 and yieldably held in open or horizontal position by a spring 23. When inserting the nuts 20 through the roof openings, the wings 2| are swung into a vertical position and are then spread horizontally by the spring 23 to prevent removal from the roof.

A rubber packing strip 24 is placed between the arm i8 and the roof to prevent leakage at the bolt holes.

An arcuate brace 25 connects the arm It with the lower section of the upright member, the upper end of the brace being threaded and adjustably secured in the upright member by nuts 26 to adjust the angle of the arm according to the pitch or slope of the roof.

. After the brace has been adjusted to the proper angle the portion of the threaded end projecting forwardly of the upright may be cut off to prevent interference with a sign 9 placed in the holder.

It is believed that the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A sign holder comprising a pair of upright members adapted for attaching to a sign, a pair of arms pivotally attached at one end to the bottom of the uprights and adapted for lying upon a supporting structure, arcuate braces fixedly connected at one end to the respective arms, and means adjustably connecting the other ends of the braces to the uprights for pivotally adjusting the arms relative to the uprights in accordance with the slope of the supporting structure on which the arms are lying to maintain the uprights in a vertical position.

2. A sign holder comprising a pair of upright members, channel-shaped flanges at the upper and lower ends of the members and arranged in opposed relation for receiving the upper and lower edges of a sign, a bearing member adjacent the bottom of each member, an arm having an angular end pivotally mounted in each bearing,

said arms extending horizontally rearwardly from their respective uprights, means carried by the arms for attaching to a supporting structure,

2 3 arcuate bracesconnecting the arms to their associated uprights, and adjusting means for each brace for adjusting the braces in accordance with the slope of the supporting structure to maintain the uprights in a vertical position.

BENJAMIN FLOYD BLOSS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Petrusich Jan. 15, 1907 Number Number 

